A wise man once said that any ...

A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as it’s not the work they’re supposed to be doing.
A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as it’s not the work they’re supposed to be doing.
 K.J. Parker

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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.